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The American mezzo-soprano, Andrea McGaugh, graduated from the Eastman School of Music in December 2015, receiving degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education. In 2015, she was a finalist in both the Jesse Kneisel German Lieder Competition at Eastman and the Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition in New York City.
An advocate for all collaborative forms of music-making, Andrea McGaugh is a dedicated choral singer and recitalist, and has appeared as a soloist with First Inversion, Eastman Chorale (Director: William Weinert), Eastman Repertory Singers, Voices Chamber Choir (Director: William Weinert), and the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. Most recently, Andrea presented a staged performance of Robert Schumann’s “Frauenliebe und -leben” as part of the 2016 First Niagara Fringe Festival. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in May 2014, singing Desire Annabel in Howard Hanson’s opera Merry Mount. She has appeared in Eastman Opera Theatre’s productions of She Loves Me (Ilona Ritter), The Old Maid and the Thief (Miss Todd), and Our Town (Mrs. Gibbs), as well as Geneva Light Opera’s productions of W.A. Mozart's The Magic Flute (Third Lady) and W.A. Mozart's Così fan tutte (Dorabella). She currently lives in Rochester, New York. |
